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Could Boller be a situational Wide Receiver?

For the sake of maintaining thread integrity, I started this thread so as not to pollute another. I think it would be an interesting experiment if the Ravens were able to afford putting Boller in a couple times a game as a situational receiver.

I do not think in anyway this SHOULD be done, but am simply fantasizing about the possibilities. Teams such as Seattle and Detroit have done it with positive results, and based solely on his speed and size, I think Boller could be as successful as Josh McCown and Seneca Wallace in the same capacity.

To continue on what festivus stated in another thread, I think Boller's hands, route running, and ball security would all have to be good enough for him to even get consideration as a receiver. However I disagree with ClericBlackDave's assessment that he is not fast enough to play the position. I remember a couple of times seeing Boller streaking up from behind Jamal Lewis in an attempt to block for him. In my opinion, if Boller is fast enough to catch up to Jamal Lewis in the open field, he is fast enough to line up at receiver. And I am for certain that Boller is as fast, if not faster than, Josh McCown.